Is it acceptable to use another given name when i sign official documents or introduce myself?
Pick ONE form of your name to sign. You can prefer to be called by your middle name, and say “Call me Peter” when you introduce yourself as John Smith. You do need to decide which name you want to use, and use only that name. Don’t call yourself John in one setting, Peter in another, and Joe in a third. Also, it’s illegal in the States to use various names in an attempt to defraud people or institutions, like retail stores and the cops. I’d advise you to adopt J. P. J. Smith as your signature, and when you fill out forms, put John “Peter” as your first name. You can either circle or underline that Peter. Most people will immediately understand that John is your first given name, but you prefer to be called Peter. “Lynn Bodoni” is actually my middle and maiden name. Legally, I use my first given name, Lynn, and my husband’s surname in most cases . When I sign legal documents, I sign “X L B Smith”, or rather, a scribble which sort of resembles XLBSm… I took a dislike to my first given
